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Numbness or swelling in hands and fingers, this can be a sign of nerve compression.
Numbness or Swelling in Fingers: If it often happens to you that your hands or fingers are becoming numb or they have started swelling, then be careful.Sign of Nerve Compression: Do you experience severe pain in the fingers, palms and sometimes the entire hand? Especially when you work on a computer or laptop all day? Then if this problem occurs then it may be due to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes severe pain in hands and wrists. This syndrome occurs three times more often in women than in men. Often this problem starts after 30 years or during pregnancy and after the birth of a child. But many times this happens due to excessive use of one hand, using fingers on computer or laptop or poor condition of the hand.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome usually starts early, but if not taken care of, the problem keeps increasing. In this condition there is pain in the thumb, middle finger and ring finger. Sometimes there is pain in the entire wrist, elbow and hand. Prolonged pain may cause numbness, tingling and pain in the front. This happens when a vein starts getting compressed.
What is carpal tunnel?
The carpal tunnel is a narrow tube made of bone and other tissues in the wrist. This tube protects the median nerve. In our body, the median nerve is connected to the thumb, middle finger and ring finger.
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Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-
Excessive use of keyboard or mouse or mobile
typing too long
heredity
diabetes
Thyroid
high blood pressure
Any wrist injury or fracture
autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
tumor inside the wrist
rapid increase in obesity
excessive alcohol consumption
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Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Experiencing pain in fingers, shoulders and even elbows.
Numbness of thumb and fingers.
Feeling pain and tingling in the fingers.
Having trouble holding things.
Difficulty in lifting heavy objects.
Weakness in hand muscles.
Problems with coordination in one or both hands.
burning sensation in fingers
especially on the index and middle fingers
having trouble sleeping
How to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you have to sit for a long time, get up occasionally and take breaks.
Try to keep all the muscles of the body active.
Keep rotating your hands and wrists.
Exercise with palms and fingers.
Reduce sleep by resting on your hands.
If the problem persists, contact a doctor without delay.